The jejune shares a handsome similitude with Mammon, in his politically-correct dysplasia, and his ability to fake.
The Jejune
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Review of The Way a Wound Becomes a Scar
A review of Emily Schulten’s book of poetry The Way a Wound Becomes a Scar.
Thoughts on Modernist poetry
The modernist poetry movement has radically changed the rules in form, style, stanza, and rhythm.
Political challenges in a selected section of ‘Insights and Poems’ (1975) by Huey Newton and Ericka Huggins
A review of insights and poems by Huey Newton as well as extensive political commentary on the overarching significance of the man.
Helen, Life and Times – Unafraid Minutes on Hindustani Cinema and its Deployment of Helen
This book can elicit an infectious curiosity about Bollywood amongst audiences beyond the mediascape of India/South Asia.
Don’t Miss Your Connection: an Interview with Best-Selling Author Jonathan Evison
An interview with Best-Selling Novelist Jonathan Evison about his new book, Small World (2022).
An Apology for M.Phil.
A globally-acknowledged degree, of respected stature and ancient origins, does not find a place in the popular imagination.
Quirks and Quiddities
All about the dangers of soil erosion in Bangladesh, the fate of farmers, and what is being done to prevent it.
Lost in the Fog
It is about the unholy creation, existence, liberation, and legacy of the Nazi death camps as documented by “Night and Fog.”
Living is also about Learning to Die
Learning to die is the beginning of living.
An ARTistic Ride
From Stanley Park and Yaletown, to Granville Island and False Creek, I share eight of my favorites over the years.
On Poetics (and matters of similar tedium)
A look at the current literary scene as someone sees it (mainly).
Did Frodo Make it to Mordor or Not?
One Courageous Translator Kept Readers in the Soviet Union Waiting Years to Find out
Book Review – The Hill by Ali Bryan
A book review of Ali Bryan’s new novel, The Hill.
The Pros and Cons of Ghostwriting
There are pros and cons to ghostwriting, which this article aims to elaborate on.